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Cincodemayo
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It does tolerate drought only after established.
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Well yes! Just like a baby.....it needs warmth and care for the first year. Then it grows like a weed outda control! This goes for most plants and
trees.
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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As MrBillM said they take a lot of water to keep going here in Baja. Living where you have to have water hauled in makes us a little more careful
with it's use. I have bouganvilla for 8-9 years and the only time there really nice is after a rain. Run a drip system that keeps them alive but
rain makes them look great - for a month or so. Central Calif draught can be the equivalent to a deluge in Baja.
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It's BOUGAINVILLEA
As far as tolerating Drought once established, that may be true, but who wants a "tolerant" plant ? My Bougainvillea in Baja look great with lots of
water and survive with less. When I lived in Indio, I grew Bougainvillea at every house I owned over the years and they were glorious in the Dead of
Summer, flooded with water. I had to laugh a couple of years back when a neighbor in Baja told me that he didn't think they could handle the extreme
heat. In one older house I owned in Indio, the two Bougainvillea in my front yard were as big as trees and were at their best in August at 120
degrees. When I moved to the High Desert I made the mistake of trying to grow them up there, but everytime we had a freezing Winter, they were
history.
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Cincodemayo
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Bogusvilla
Ever try pruning back an overgrown one? You will look like you just escaped from the texas chainsaw massacre. The thorns will penetrate leather
gloves! I will give them credit for the flowers and the best is Raspberry Ice with the varigated leaves and deep magenta flowers.
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Sharp, Aren't they ?
I found out long ago to use long-handled pruning shears like you use on tree branches. Another thing I learned cutting Ocotillo out in the desert
many years ago, was to buy Leather Arc-Welding gloves. I've handled a lot of Ocotillo with those and never had a thorn penetrate.
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Cincodemayo
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Mr bill...I'm use to speed pruning with Falco's. Bogies bite no matter what as the older the growth the harder the spines!
I know what you mean about the "Long" handled pruners though.
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Cinco--I hope that's an entirely different palm, and not just a new name for what used to be arecastrum romanzoffianum, the only palm name I know. Or
did know?
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Ay yes! We plant these for security also. Keeps the bad guys out. I have plant three assorted B's at out lot in Campos Octillio bout six weeks ago,
will be checking on them next week. Will let u know how they did on the new growth starts.
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Ever try pruning back an overgrown one? You will look like you just escaped from the texas chainsaw massacre. The thorns will penetrate leather
gloves! I will give them credit for the flowers and the best is Raspberry Ice with the varigated leaves and deep magenta flowers.
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Yes same palm but the hoticulturists in the power vacuum renamed it into the Syagrus family...In the 70's it was named Cocos plumosa, then Arecastrum,
finally to Syagrus...One of my favorites is the Foxtail palm, Wodyetia bifurcata from the Bay of Carpenteria near Cairns. Absolutely awesome trunk and
fronds.
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Back to original question
Our whole front fence is covered in bougainvillea(3 colors) I was surprized by the thorns ! Our nephew from maryland who is a landscaper spent 2 weeks
at our house in San Felipe - I gave him a long "honey do" list and all he did was the BVS - which was a BIG JOB - I still need to know - can I bring
plants into Baja ? Some say yes some say no - anybody know for sure ??? 
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The letter of the law answer to your original question. Yes, with permits and a phytosanitario clearance from the Mexican and American Agricultural
Departments for the plants. They can have no soil attached.
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